Intro >G A man was bothering me today and I wanted to tell him to go away But I stood and listened to him anyway okay. He said he didn’t want to shoot that man And it was his thing and I wouldn’t understand And he had done all that he can okay. Break (Repeat Intro chords) I guess his body was as good as mine And just like me he was wasting time Turning over every stone to see what he could find okay. He was filling his tank and he asked for money I lied and said I didn’t have any Then my conscious took over and I gave him a hand full of change. Don’t do a thing. Don’t do a thing. Stay right there. You’ll lie there.  You’ll lie there You don’t seem to care Break (repeat intro chords) I know its hard to survive in the city When the beautiful days don’t look so pretty And you don’t have windows to keep the night away okay. He was dirty and stinky and just a bit crude But I didn’t say that because that’s kind of rude And he didn’t care what I had to say in the first place okay. Break (repeat intro chords) I wanted to say you’re a big disgrace to the world yourself and the human race And reach back and pop him one good time in the face okay. No its not okay and I didn’t do that But I gave him a smile and tipped my hat and told him to have a very nice rest of the day Don’t do a thing. Don’t do a thing. Stay right there. You’ll lie there.  You’ll lie there You don’t seem to care Break for solos (intro chords) Guess he bought some booze or shit And sure that bothers me a little bit but it’s his life and I can’t tell him how to live it As he turned and started to go his way I tried to think of something wise to say like... Don’t do a thing. Don’t do a thing. Stay right there. You’ll lie there.  You’ll lie there You don’t seem to care You’ll die there you’ll die there You don’t seem to care

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson aborde la rencontre entre le narrateur et un homme dérangé dans la rue. Au lieu de l'ignorer ou de le juger, il choisit de l'écouter malgré la perplexité initiale qu'il ressent. Bien que cet homme vive dans des conditions précaires, le narrateur réalise qu'il a aussi ses propres luttes, témoignant d'une certaine humanité et d'une complexité dans ses circonstances de vie. Le contexte de cette interaction se déroule dans une ville où la beauté apparente des journées cache souvent des réalités difficiles. Le narrateur se trouve face à un homme en détresse, mais plutôt que de réagir avec mépris, il essaie de garder une attitude bienveillante. Cela souligne la tension entre emporter un jugement rapide et faire preuve de compassion dans un monde parfois cruel.